Two people suffered minor injuries Saturday morning when a homemade ultralight plane crashed into some trees in Lyman.

Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the aircraft, an Ultra Pup, crashed shortly before 8:45 a.m. near the intersection of Kennebunk Pond Road and Beech Street. Two people on board were taken to Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford with minor injuries, he said.

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Their names were not available.

Peters said the plane had taken off from Eliot and was heading to Wiscasset when the pilot decided to divert to the Sanford Regional Airport because of engine problems.

Peters said the FAA has turned the investigation over to the National Transportation Safety Board because of the damage to the aircraft.